Whats the difference between N.Ireland and Ulster??

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alpha

There are 4 provinces in Ireland, Ulster, Munster, Leinster and Connacht. Ulster is the most northerly province and has 9 counties, Derry, Antrim, Down, Tyrone, Armagh, Fermanagh, Donegal, Monaghan and Cavan. The last three counties, Donegal, Monaghan and Cavan are part of the the Republic of Ireland, the other 6 are under British rule and are called Northern Ireland. Some people mistakenly call these 6 counties Ulster. The site below has a map of Ireland showing the 9 counties of Ulster, if you hover your mouse pointer over it you will see the 6 counties which make up Northern Ireland.

Big Feet

Simply stated, Ulster is made up of nine counties, six of which make up Northern Ireland.

For you mathematicians:

Northern Ireland = Antrim + Armagh + Down + Fermanagh + Londonderry + Tyrone

Ulster = Cavan + Donegal + Monaghan + Antrim + Armagh + Down + Fermanagh + Londonderry + Tyrone

Therefore,

Ulster = Northern Ireland + Cavan + Donegal + Monaghan

greenorlagh

Northern Ireland has six counties. Ulster has nine and is a province of Ireland - the other three being Munster, Connaught and Leinster.

The three extra counties are Monaghan, Cavan and Donegal.

It's amazing how little people know - even though there's a few who claim to live here. Saying that Ulster and Northern Ireland are the same...tsk tsk.

The flags are quite different too.

Barry F

Ulster is a province of Ireland which has the six counties of the north in it but it also has three counties from outside the north, so northern Ireland is not called Ulster as anyone from Donegal, Monaghan, and Cavan will tell you.

Rossie

Northern Ireland consists of 6 counties ALL UNDER BRITISH RULE. Those counties are Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone, Antrim, Armagh, Derry (called Londonderry by some). The British claimed sovernity over these six in 1922 because they claimed there was a protestant or loyalist majority in each (in truth Fermanagh and Tyrone have always had a Catholic/republician majority).

Ulster consists of 9 counties; the six in Northern Ireland and three from the Republic; Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan. The boundaries of Ulster were in place hundreds of years before the creation of northern Ireland.

CuriousJ

Ireland has four provinces. One of these is Ulster. Ulster comprises 9 counties. Fermanagh, Antrim, Down, Derry, Armagh and Down are in Northern Ireland. Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal are in the Republic of Ireland.

The British media generally refers to Northern Ireland as Ulster.

old know all

Ulster is a province of Ireland. Politically, most of Ulster is part of the United Kingdom - that bit is called Northern Ireland. The counties of Fermanagh and Donegal are geographically part of Ulster but they are in the Irish Republic.

I stand corrected. Fermanagh is in Northern Ireland. The Ulster counties in the republic are Cavan, Donegal and Monaghan.

rogerlifescence

Proddy Rebel needs to wind his neck in I have only one thing to say No Surrender.

Doire

Ulster = 9 Counties
Northern Ireland = 6 Counties

The 6 Counties of Northern Ireland, are part of the 9 Counties of Ulster.

siucra

Way back when Ireland was divided back into provinces, each with a king, there was also the high king of Ireland (over 1000 years ago)

The kings died out as time went by but the Provence's remained:
Ulster
Leinster
Munster
Connaught

During the plantations (few hundred years ago) bristish families settled in Ireland.

Ireland became under british rule.

Then at the start of the last century (1921) during the treaty talks, where Irish politicians (eg Michael Collins) were trying to negotiate independence from Britan , a compromise was made, Ireland for the most part could be free but britian was keeping 6 counties: Down , Derry, Antrim, Armagh, Fermanagh and Tyrone. These six counties (all in Ulster) became Northern Ireland - ruled by Britian, while the remaining 26 counties became the republic of Ireland.

Republic of Ireland v Northern Ireland = political divide

The provincial divides are still used as well in all Ireland activities eg GAA football

Courtney B

Ulster includes counties Monaghan, Donegal and Cavan. These counties are not in Northern Ireland, they are in the Republic of Ireland. Northern Ireland, (Tuaisceart Ã‰ireann) consists of the remaining Ulster counties: Derry, Antrim, Fermanagh, Tyrone, Armagh, and Down.
"Ulster" in sports:
In Rugby union, the Ulster branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union (I.R.F.U.) plays as a professional club in the Magners League. In Gaelic Games, the 9 Ulster counties compete with the other Irish counties in the All-Ireland Championships and National Leagues, as well as in the All-Ireland inter-club championships. The headquarters of the Ulster GAA is based in Armagh. However, the border separates the Association football (soccer) teams, there exists a Northern Ireland (international) team, but not an Ulster team.

harry

n.Ireland has 6 counties ulster has 8

but N.I. is alway's called ulster

old know all ,IS WRONG , fermanagh is in N.I.

Viva La Eire!

n.ireland is in u7lster, and obviously ulster is bigger than n. ireland, northern Ireland takes up most of ulster but not all of it, there's a small gap to the west that is ulster but not n,ireland!!

Why When How

See Alpha's answer as it is spot on.

SlÃ¡n

Proud Fenian

N.Ireland is british(ILLEGALLY)
And ulster is part of N.ireland and ireland
Soon it'l just be Ireland!

TANYA 1988

ulster is in northern ireland mate.

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